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NHRA
Realigns Competiton Schedule for Mac Tools Gatornationals
Due to soggy ground
conditions in some of the sportsman pit areas at Gainesville
Raceway, NHRA officials announced today that four sportsman
categories competing in this weekend's Mac Tools Gatornationals
will relocate to nearby Orlando Speed World Dragway for time
trials, qualifying and early elimination rounds.
The four NHRA POWERade
Series pro categories (Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro
Stock Bike), along with three NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
categories (Alcohol Dragster, Alcohol Funny Car and Competition
Eliminator) will compete at Gainesville Raceway, which is forecasted
to have excellent weather throughout the race weekend.
Competitors entered
in Stock, Super Stock, Super Comp and Super Gas will report
to Orlando Speed World Dragway for tech registration on Thursday
and competition on Friday and Saturday. The 16 cars that advance
to the final elimination bracket in each of the four categories
will then return to Gainesville Raceway for final eliminations,
which begin Sunday at 11 a.m.
"Gainesville Raceway
has taken on a lot of rain during the last two months and several
parts of the property remain wet, and we don't expect that condition
to improve before sportsman racing was scheduled to begin,"
said Graham Light, NHRA senior vice president for race operations.
"After evaluating all options given the circumstances that we
are faced with, we have decided to run time trials, qualifying
and some eliminations for Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp and
Super Gas at an alternate site. The final 16 competitors in
each of those categories will return to Gainesville Raceway
on Sunday for final eliminations."
Because of the revised
schedule, racing at Gainesville Raceway for the 34th annual
Mac Tools Gatornationals will begin on Friday, March 14. The
Pro Mod exhibition also will run as scheduled at Gainesville
Raceway.
Parking for spectators
attending the event will be available at the traditional spectator
lots at Gainesville Raceway, as well as several remote lots.
It presents 23 national
events through its NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. The NHRA
has more than 80,000 members nationwide and 140 member tracks.
The NHRA-sanctioned sportsman and bracket racing series' provide
competition opportunities for drivers of all levels. The NHRA
develops the stars of tomorrow by offering the NHRA Lucas Oil
Drag Racing Series, NHRA Summit Sport Compact Drag Racing Series,
NHRA Summit Racing Series and the NHRA Street Legal Program.
The NHRA also offers the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League for youths
ages 8 to 17.
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